How to pronounce 明年 in Cantonese (26 out of 47):

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但是說到明年呢， 老師又不認為是什麼大事情
But when it comes to next year, the teacher does not think it will be a big deal.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

但是 daan6 si6
but
說 syut3
to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
to criticize
to try to influence someone to do something
to mean
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
明年 ming4 nin4
next year
呢 ni1
this
老師 lou5 si1
teacher
又 jau6
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
認 jing6
to recognize
to know
to admit
to understand
to enter into a certain relationship with
to offer to do something
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
是 si6
is
什麼 sam6 mo1
what
大事 daai6 si6
big event
情 cing4
feeling
emotion
passion
situation
reason

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